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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (51607)8/16/1999 3:59:00 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
No, I thought I had made it clear that I did not think that the Southern States had the legal right to secede. As I understand it, the Constitution is entered into by "we the people", not the several states. Sovereignty reposes in "the people", who authorize the functions of government in a federal arrangement; it does not repose in the States, to be taken back on a whim...

...I think that the federal government ought to enforce its authority. If, as a practical matter, it decided to negotiate a settlement with the seceding states, for the sake of peace, that would be understandable. However, I would probably advise against it....
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